Federal Election Commission (FEC) 11 CFR § 110.11
Public communications by paid influencers require unambiguous identification of the payor. If independent, it must explicitly affirm: "Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee."
Audit influencer candidate endorsements, PAC ballot campaigns, and issue sponsorships under FEC 11 CFR § 110.11, FTC endorsement guides, and state transparency laws.
Public communications by paid influencers require unambiguous identification of the payor. If independent, it must explicitly affirm: "Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee."
Disclosures must not be buried in a hashtag block (like #ad or #collab at the end of a comment). The sponsorship notice must appear in the first two lines before the user taps "more".
For video posts, federal and enacted state legislation requires visual disclaimers to occupy at least 4% of vertical height for at least 4 seconds, accompanied by a clearly audible spoken statement.